What color is #6984BD?

#6984BD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6984BD?

The RGB value is 105, 132, 189: 105 red, 132 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6984BD?

The complementary color is #BDA269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6984BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6984BD color

#6984BD rgb(105, 132, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6984BD is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 51.8% green and 74.1% blue (105, 132, 189).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 39% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#6984BD color codes

HEX	`#6984BD`
RGB	`rgb(105, 132, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 51.8%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 39%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 44%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 30%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.26, 5.61, -32.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.26, 33.33, 279.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.259, 23.179, 51.383)`
Decimal	`6915261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6984BD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6984BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6984BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6984BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6984bd; }
.text { color: #6984bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6984bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 132 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6984bd, #7869bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6984BD?: #6984BD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6984BD?: The RGB value is 105, 132, 189: 105 red, 132 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6984BD?: The complementary color is #BDA269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6984BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.